Let's draw Sherlock: The best of Tumblr's fanart challenge

One of the best things about fandom on the Internet is how easy it is for ideas to take shape, catch on, spread, and mutate quickly. In the case of Sherlock fandom, in which a huge crop of artists who regularly create meme-based fanart, it was probably only a matter of time before someone conceived the idea of creating art around a specific meme.

In this case, it was the Japanese Sherlock fandom who came together to create an image macro-style fanart collection. Tumblr user marching123 explained the concept in broken English: numerous works of fanart, all based on the same basic meme-ready pose, Sherlock steepling his hands together.

Taken together, the works of fanart from 101 Japanese-language artists form a meme collage, which marching123 shared on her Tumblr. Though each one is using the same basic body pose and layout, when viewed closer, they're all different:

Using the tag letsdrawsherlock, fans have been turning out wall poses in droves. The fun is in seeing how different and creative the artists can get using the same basic composition. Here are some of our favorites.